Federal Tax Deputy Team Lead

Primary Responsibilities

• Manages assignments and stories from pitch to publication.
• Exercises independent judgment and drives coverage throughout the day.
• Chooses the appropriate events to cover, directs reporting resources, sets deadlines and word limits.
• Helps to spearhead enterprise and analysis piece choices.
• Reviews, evaluates, and edits stories.
• Covers coordination with the central news team to get graphics or videos where appropriate.
• Selects photos and tags stories as needed.
• Works with the team leader to improve writing and reporting skills.
• Delivers feedback on stories to reporters and editors that is constructive and thoughtful, often on tight deadlines.
• Drives employees to try new things and remain open to change.
• Serves as an aspirational role model for employees across all news desks.
• Leads and participates in special projects.

Job Requirements

• Excellent editing and story-management skills.
• Good news judgment to independently assign stories, organize and prioritize tasks, and run the day on the team.
• Strong sense of urgency to push reporters to quickly file important breaking news and then to edit and get those items to our customers fast.
• Able to unpack complicated legal and government actions and help reporters make them interesting.
• Knowledge of digital news and information publishing operations.
• Effective change management skills and ability to help team leaders drive the group.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 5+ years in journalism.
• Demonstrated track record of success in management or project management/leadership experience.